BUS351: Essentials of Organizational Behavior and Strategy
Spring 2008, Section 005: Wed, 4:00 pm-6:00 pm
Jesse L. Nelson, MBA
Office: Clow Faculty 114
Office Phone: 920.424.0186
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Office Hours: Wednesday, 6:00 pm-7:00 pm. Other times by appointment only
Classroom: Clow 207
Reading and Study Materials:
Essentials of Organizational Behavior and Strategy
This text contains selections from two separate works:
a.) Hitt, Miller, and Colella, Organizational Behavior: A Strategic Approach, (HMC) and
b.) Harrison, Strategic Management of Resources and Relationships(JH)
Handouts and Discussion Materials
Course packet prepared by UWO professor Dr. J. Kim DeDee.
Collateral readings
UWO library materials and articles from Fortune, Business Week, WSJ or related economic or technical publications may
be assigned and discussed.
Course Overview
The course introduces the student to issues relating to the management of people in organizations to support the
organization’s market/product strategy. Underlying theory and research in organizational behavior, organizational theory,
and strategy is examined to understand how the organization achieves its strategy through people. Concepts and practices
related to strategy formulation, strategy implementation, motivation, perception, intra-group and inter-group dynamics,
leadership, communication, decision-making, organizational design, and organizational culture will be explored.
Course Objectives
The course seeks to provide students with:
¾ An understanding of the role that individuals play in achieving organization goals, objectives, and strategy.
¾ An opportunity to practice group formation, individual dynamics within groups, and interactions between
groups/teams in the larger organizational context.
¾ Familiarity and appreciation of such crucial organizational processes as